Piano Lessons

Porcupine Tree

"Piano Lessons" from album "Stupid Dream"

Chords used:

Gis4 [4 4 6 6 4 4]

H4 [7 7 9 9 7 7]

Fis4 [2 2 4 4 2 2]

Intro: Gis4 H4 Fis4 F#

Verse 1:

Gis4 H4

I remember piano lessons

Fis4 F#

The hours in freezing rooms

Gis4 H4

Cruel ears and tiny hands

Fis4 F#

Destroying timeless tunes

Gis4 H4

She said there's too much out there

Fis4 F#

Too much already said

Gis4 H4

You'd better give up hoping

Fis4 F#

You're better off in bed

Gis4 H4 Fis4 F#

Gis4 H4 Fis4 F#

Verse 2:

Gis4 H4

You don't need much to speak of

Fis4 F#

No class, no wit, no soul

Gis4 H4

Forget you own agenda

Fis4 F#

Get ready to be sold

Gis4 H4

I feel now like Christine Keeler

Fis4 F#

Sleepwaking in the rain

Gis4 H4

I didn't mean to lose direction

Fis4 F#

I didn't want that kind of fame

C#m E

(Take your hands off my land)

Chorus:

A F Em

Credit me with some intelligence

D

(if not just credit me)

A F Em

I come in value packs of ten

D

(in five varieties)

Gis4 H4 Fis4 F#

Gis4 H4 Fis4 F#

Verse 3:

Gis4 H4

And even though I got it all now

Fis4 F#

My only stupid dream

Gis4 H4

I see you and me together

Fis4 F#

And how it should have been

Gis4 H4

I remember piano lessons

Fis4 F#

Now everything seems clear

Gis4 H4

You waiting under streetlights

Fis4 F#

For dreams to disappear

Chorus:

A F Em

Credit me with some intelligence

D

(if not just credit me)

A F Em

I come in value packs of ten

D

(in five varieties)

Gis4 H4 Fis4 F#

Gis4 H4 Fis4 F#

Gis4 H4 Fis4 F#

Gis4 H4 Fis4 F#

C#m E

(Take your hands off my land)

Chorus 2x:

A F Em

Credit me with some intelligence

D

(if not just credit me)

A F Em

I come in value packs of ten

D

(in five varieties)

A F Em D

A F Em D

Fading:

A F Em

Credit me with some intelligence

A F Em

I come in value packs of ten